Nathan Health, Assistant Director CYPS, and Kelly Crompton, Strategic Lead, Inclusion, to present
Minutes:
Nathan Heath, Assistant Director CYPS, and Kelly Crompton, Strategic Lead, Inclusion, gave the following powerpoint presentation on the Rotherham Team Around a School (TAS):-
Background
- Public Health England (now Office for Health Improvements and Disparities)
- Funding for improving mental health and wellbeing for pupils especially through times of transition
- Multi-professional; Specialist Inclusion, Education Psychology and Early Help
- TAS offer established September 2021 to support pupils, families and schools this academic year whilst also providing a sustainable legacy
TAS Parameters
- Desktop exercise to target schools based on Free School Meals/GRT/BAME suspension and exclusions to reduce inequalities
- 6 original schools identified in partnership (4 primary and 2 secondary)
- Professionals must work in unique manner tailored to setting and individuals
- Bespoke provision not utilised previously to emphasis impact
TAS Offer – October 2021 – 6 original schools
- Remote workshops for school staff to access support from EPS
- Access to NHS and Ofsted endorsed wellbeing and healthy relationships programme for Year 6 pupils, with parent app, with bespoke to Rotherham transition resource provided for all Year 7 pupils also including a parent app
- Weekly support from Specialist Inclusion Team to promote awareness of mental health, wellbeing and relationships with pupils, staff and families
TAS Extension
- TAS extension February 2022 (51 primary schools 2,072 pupils)
- Wellbeing curriculum, staff training and wellbeing and parent app (some onsite offer)
- National pilot of Deep Dive Restorative Approach programme for targeted schools (8)
TAS Reporting and Impact
- Initially developed and overseen by a TAS Governance Group, TAS Operational Group was quickly formed to oversee the day-to-day implementation
- Progress on the implementation of the project was reported regularly to CYPS Directorate Leadership Team and the Covid Education Recovery Cell
- Warwick Wellbeing Scale (Year 6 and 7 pupils)
- School and RMBC colleague survey
- Case studies
- 2,493 young people were reached through the Team Around the School project
- 57 schools were targeted
- 49% of the young people live in most deprived 30% LSOA of England
Impact and Learning (Schools)
- 100% of teachers reported that they are integrating the SEMH resources and language in their teaching
- 88% of teachers have reported that most of their classes have benefited from Happy Breathing which can be used as a tool to self-regulate
- 95% of teachers reported that their classes are now able to talk about their character strengths
- 75% of teachers have seen the self-esteem of pupils improving over the course of the project
- 93% of teachers have found that pupils now have a better understanding of the importance of relationships
- 97% of teachers reported that they have seen an improvement in pupil awareness of how to build positive relationships
- 67% of teachers have found that pupils now better understand the link between how they are feeling and what they can achieve
- 100% of teachers reported that they have been able to use the ‘goal setting’ language through regular teaching
- The restorative practice reached and had an impact with families as much as it did children
- Both schools and Educational Psychology Service benefitted from unique way of working
- SEMH structured progressive curriculum including lessons, plans, journals and assessment tools all supported approach
- School leaders report that Specialist Inclusion professionals co-delivering the sessions enabled pupils to open up more due to it not being a member of school staff. This also led to ‘booster’ sessions for targeted pupils
- Specialist Inclusion developed bespoke transition programmes with KS3 and KS2 pupils and this led to pupils being able to better problem solve when faced with issues as they have a further range of strategies to use to overcome situations and positive manage their feelings and wellbeing
- National Restorative Approach pilot developed whole school approach with pupils and families
- Early Help colleagues working with Specialist Inclusion to provide additional support to identified families on school site
Discussion ensued with the following issues raised/clarified:-
· Sleep Right Wake Bright launched in May 2022
· Early Help and Specialist Inclusion working together to provide support to families on site
· The learning from the project would be taken to colleagues in different areas around the country
· TAS model was influencing the direction of travel long term for the Inclusion Service
· There had been very limited funding but had had significant impact which was influencing the way forward
Resolved:- That the report be noted.